What was made clearer to me when I finished reading this book is how complex our pollution problems are. The important issues around the health of our environment aren’t just global warming, air and water quality or… We need to be more aware of the chemical pollution in our everyday lives. There are many toxic chemicals of [...][Continue Reading...]

I’ve read a number of new to me books this year that I meant to talk about and share here. Like a lot of topics and ideas, I haven’t made the time to blog about it. Better late than never, right? “If Life Is A Game, Here Are The Rules” is one of those books. [...][Continue Reading...]

These are a couple of my favourite books on parenting. I often recommend them because they are quick reads and yet give you an incredible base for connection type parenting. These books are also excellent books to lend to family and friends new to this type of parenting, and especially great for partners not interested [...][Continue Reading...]

Was it my birthday two days ago? It certainly felt like it. I had an extraordinary visit with a friend that that gave me some fresh perspective on life and personal choice. She’s actually heading out of town for a time and has offered to leave her small library of books here for the kids [...][Continue Reading...]

I’m finally finished a series of books and am taking up my book on Chi Running for dedicated review. As I was reading through the first few chapters I couldn’t stop thinking how this book could very easily be adapted to be about parenting, or birthing or living or… It’s all about getting out of [...][Continue Reading...]

We just don’t get up to our property enough…. but all this will change now that we live so much closer. This was our first trip of the year and it couldn’t have been better. It didn’t rain once and there was a wonderful breeze to keep the bugs at bay. The last time we [...][Continue Reading...]